The 2015 Abu Dhabi GP preview
Everything you need to know about this weekend's race!
Thursday 26 November 2015 08:11, UK
After 18 races, the season reaches its climax at the Yas Marina Circuit, set atop a man-made island.
Starting in daylight and finishing under floodlights, the race provides a unique challenge as drivers battle falling track temperatures.
So read on below as Sky Sports provides your one-stop shop for everything you need to know about the grand prix weekend.
The 2015 Abu Dhabi GP in a nutshell
Track: Yas Marina Circuit. Permanent circuit.
Race start time: 1pm UK time Sunday (5pm local).
Laps: 55.
Track length: 5.554 km.
Tyre allocation: Supersoft (red) and soft (yellow).
DRS Zones: Two with separate detection spot (Between turns seven and eight and between turns 10 and 11).
Driver steward: Derek Warwick.
Lap record: Sebastian Vettel - 1:40.279 (Red Bull, 2009).
2014 pole: Nico Rosberg - 1:40.480 (Mercedes).
Sky Sports F1's schedule
Thursday November 26
11am - Drivers' Press Conference - Live!
Fernando Alonso (McLaren), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Romain Grosjean (Lotus), Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull), Roberto Merhi (Marussia), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
8:45pm - Paddock Uncut
Friday November 27
7:15am - GP2 Practice - Live!
8:45am - Abu Dhabi GP Practice One - Live!
11:10am - GP3 Qualifying - Live!
12:45pm - Abu Dhabi GP Practice Two - Live!
3:05pm - GP2 Qualifying - Live!
4pm - Team Principals' Press Conference
Cyril Abiteboul (Renault), Maurizio Arrivabene (Ferrari), Federico Gastaldi (Lotus), Christian Horner (Red Bull), Claire Williams (Williams), Toto Wolff (Mercedes)
5pm - The F1 Show - Live!
Saturday November 28
8:20am - GP3 Race One - Live!
9:45am - Abu Dhabi GP Practice Three - Live!
12pm - Abu Dhabi GP Qualifying - Live!
2:35pm - GP2 Feature Race - Live!
6:40pm - Ted's Qualifying Notebook.
Sunday November 29
8:55am - GP3 Race Two - Live!
10:15am - GP2 Sprint Race - Live!
11:30am - The 2015 Abu Dhabi GP - Track Parade - Live!
12pm - The 2015 Abu Dhabi GP - Pit lane - Live!
12:30pm - The 2015 Abu Dhabi GP - Race - Live!
3:30pm - The 2015 Abu Dhabi GP - Paddock Live!
6:30pm - Abu Dhabi GP highlights.
7:30pm - Ted's Race Notebook.
Form guide
Sebastian Vettel is the most successful driver in Abu Dhabi GP history having won half of the races staged at the Yas Marina Circuit. Lewis Hamilton has won the race on two occasions, with Kimi Raikkonen the only other driver to stand atop the podium.
2014 result: 1. Lewis Hamitlon (Mrecedes); 2. Felipe Massa (Williams); 3. Valtteri Bottas (Williams); 4. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull); 5. Jenson Button (McLaren); 6. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India); 7. Sergio Perez (Force India); 8. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull); 9. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari); 10. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari).
Last five winners in Abu Dhabi: 2014: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2013: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull); 2012: Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus); 2011: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren); 2010: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull).
Tyre allocation
Pirelli will bring the two softest compounds in their range to Abu Dhabi - the red-banded supersofts and yellow-marked softs.
"With the championships decided the teams can obviously push to the maximum and our tyre choice in Abu Dhabi provides them with an interesting challenge: while the surface is very smooth, the tyres are still pushed quite hard due to the track layout, so tyre management becomes an important part of the strategy, particularly under acceleration in the traction areas, where it is very easy to spin the wheels," Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery said.
"This is the same nomination as last year, so we'd probably expect another two-stop race, but track temperatures can be quite variable as the sun goes down and this can clearly have an effect on the tyres and therefore strategy."
Sky Bet odds
Despite losing out to Nico Rosberg in Mexico and Brazil, world champion Lewis Hamilton remains favourite for the race victory with Sky Bet. Check out the latest full range of race and title odds here.
